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i'm don lemon. thank you so much for joining us. tonight, millions of people throughout the midwest are battened down as a wicked storm system threatens to unleash more deadly tornadoes on the region. new pictures in to cnn tonight showing just one of the massive twisters that touched down. about 140 possible tornadoes had been reported since this outbreak began on friday, and our own meteorologist rob marciano, getting way too close for comfort to not one but two tornadoes near cherokee, oklahoma. most of the tornadoes hit kansas, but parts of nebraska, oklahoma and iowa are in rubble as well. there are still tornado watches posted from arkansas to wisconsin, and it seems the threat is beginning to diminish, but for many the damage is already done. the most impacted community is woodward, oklahoma. five deaths are blamed on the storm outbreak, all in woodward. they include a father and his two children, two young children who died inside their mobile home. two others died in a car. the mayor of woodward says the storms knocked out
i'm don lemon. thank you so much for joining us. tonight, millions of people throughout the midwest are battened down as a wicked storm system threatens to unleash more deadly tornadoes on the region. new pictures in to cnn tonight showing just one of the massive twisters that touched down. about 140 possible tornadoes had been reported since this outbreak began on friday, and our own meteorologist rob marciano, getting way too close for comfort to not one but two tornadoes near cherokee,...
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. >> you know, i'm with you on this, don. without seeing what is before that clip, it is hard to tell where he was coming from with it. one thing i will say is a number of people on both sides of the aisle are not necessarily surprised that president obama feels this way. that's because of the policies that he has placed on his agenda essentially since he got into the white house. for him to say that is not that big of a surprise. and i get that from his joke. you know, he is one of the guys that i really like. i don't always agree with him there are things that i enjoy and disagree with. but it is what we want in washington. he is able to go into that kind of a joke, you know, with his head up high. i thought he nailed it. >> yaecheah. so we want to see the context. we had a doesy of an interview once. he came back and talked to me even after that. everybody has been talking about mitt romney in high school. the so called prank where he forcibly held someone down. will? >> i think sit nonsense that we dive into the 50-year-o
. >> you know, i'm with you on this, don. without seeing what is before that clip, it is hard to tell where he was coming from with it. one thing i will say is a number of people on both sides of the aisle are not necessarily surprised that president obama feels this way. that's because of the policies that he has placed on his agenda essentially since he got into the white house. for him to say that is not that big of a surprise. and i get that from his joke. you know, he is one of the...
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i'm don lemon. let's hand it over now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> don, thanks very much. happening now. >> we should have passed the dream act a long time ago. the bill hadn't changed. the need hadn't changed. the only thing that had changed was politics. >> president obama talking immigration and the economy. making an em passioned case for re-election of latino voters. >>> pilots flying through storms with outdated weather information. there are growing fears about what's supposed to be the next generation of radar, one expert calling it a matter of life and death. >>> and a grandmother brutally bullied on a school bus. right now though through the power of social media an unbelievable outpouring of sympathy and cash. we'll update you on what's going on. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."
i'm don lemon. let's hand it over now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> don, thanks very much. happening now. >> we should have passed the dream act a long time ago. the bill hadn't changed. the need hadn't changed. the only thing that had changed was politics. >> president obama talking immigration and the economy. making an em passioned case for re-election of latino voters. >>> pilots flying through storms with outdated weather information....
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>> no, i don't even get it, don. i might need you to explain that to me again because what do you think it means, i don't think he could get any gayer. wasn't the president opposed to gay marriage just a week ago, so how was his position somewhere that rand paul would define as gay before that? by the way, what does he mean by gay? does he simply mean in some kind of derogatory light? does he mean it was actually a homosexual position? i don't get the joke. >> that's what i said, context is everything, but if he's just making a joke about supporting same-sex marriage, i didn't think you can get any gayer, then the joke is funny. but, as i said, if he means it in a derogatory way, then it's not funny. lz? >> you know, i'm with you on this, don. you know, without seeing what was before that clip. >> right. >> it's hard to tell exactly where he was coming from with it, but one thing i will say is that a number of people on both sides of the aisle are not necessarily surprised that president obama feels this way, and tha
>> no, i don't even get it, don. i might need you to explain that to me again because what do you think it means, i don't think he could get any gayer. wasn't the president opposed to gay marriage just a week ago, so how was his position somewhere that rand paul would define as gay before that? by the way, what does he mean by gay? does he simply mean in some kind of derogatory light? does he mean it was actually a homosexual position? i don't get the joke. >> that's what i said,...
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>> hey, don. it looks like we've got ten counties that have been impacted from the storms last night. more than 25 injuries have been recorded in those counties. looks like we've got more than 40 homes that have sustained some type of damage, anything from minor to destroyed. several businesses have been impacted but none of the injuries are serious or life-threatening at this time. but right now, we're trying to complete our damage assessments to make sure that we're meeting the needs of the citizens with the first priority being to make sure those that have been impacted have safe and secure shelter. with the cold weather that's now entered the state. >> ten counties, 25 injuries, no deaths. 40 homes damaged, minor to completely destroyed. what are you -- how are you doing with power right now? >> so far, we haven't had a lot of power outages. some isolated power outages in those areas. power is starting to be restored. i think the biggest concern for us right now with the cold weather is that c
>> hey, don. it looks like we've got ten counties that have been impacted from the storms last night. more than 25 injuries have been recorded in those counties. looks like we've got more than 40 homes that have sustained some type of damage, anything from minor to destroyed. several businesses have been impacted but none of the injuries are serious or life-threatening at this time. but right now, we're trying to complete our damage assessments to make sure that we're meeting the needs of...
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this weekend, don lemon spoke with former education secretary, bill bennett. he says america can learn a lot from some of the bravest killed nine days ago. >> with the chaos erupting all around them, some of the victims thought only of others and lost their lives in the process. all three threw themselves in front of someone else to save them. all three were killed, but the people they were protecting lived. from here on out, the men will be forever remembered as heroes and bill bennett joins me now live from washington, d.c. it's good to see you. wish it was under better circumstances. i like the op-ed you wrote. it was very well written and thoughtful. you wrote about those heroes. you believe all of them lived what you call a code of honor. >> well, they certain di did at the critical time. yes, it was a dark night. night of that movie, but there was light, don, and stephanie obviously, what she did for her friend, but these three men, what they did instinctively or because they were brought up to believe in a code of honor, they did the right thing. each o
this weekend, don lemon spoke with former education secretary, bill bennett. he says america can learn a lot from some of the bravest killed nine days ago. >> with the chaos erupting all around them, some of the victims thought only of others and lost their lives in the process. all three threw themselves in front of someone else to save them. all three were killed, but the people they were protecting lived. from here on out, the men will be forever remembered as heroes and bill bennett...
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my understanding, don, is yes that he too was one of second mile children. that is how jerry sandusky met matt sandusky. the abuse occurred before jerry sandusky adopted him. that goes with one of the other accusers high pressu accusers. he testified that jerry sandusky approached his father as well to adopt him. now, we're seeing if this is true. yet another type of pattern for jerry sandusky. he was adopted after the alleged abuse. >> is that the guy who said i'm punch him in the face? okay, that guy. you talked about what would happen if they put jerry sandusky on the stand. why didn't they put matt sandusky on the stand? that seemed like it would have been a slam dunk. >> reporter: the prosecution didn't know about matt sandusky before. this is something he just came forward with. this happened after the trial had already begun. >> are we looking at further prosecution on behalf of these new accusers, including matt sandusky? >> reporter: i think that's a real possibility. many people are saying that jerry sandusky could be charged with incest even thoug
my understanding, don, is yes that he too was one of second mile children. that is how jerry sandusky met matt sandusky. the abuse occurred before jerry sandusky adopted him. that goes with one of the other accusers high pressu accusers. he testified that jerry sandusky approached his father as well to adopt him. now, we're seeing if this is true. yet another type of pattern for jerry sandusky. he was adopted after the alleged abuse. >> is that the guy who said i'm punch him in the face?...
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go to cnn.com/don. it's now official. it will be the new york giants against the new england patriots two week
go to cnn.com/don. it's now official. it will be the new york giants against the new england patriots two week
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go to cnn.com/don. it's now official. it will be the new york giants against the new england patriots two weeks from tonight. the giants pull an update and ended the perfect season four years ago. new york advanced by beating san francisco in overtime on new england defeating baltimore earlier. this year's game will be played in ngian ap lis.
go to cnn.com/don. it's now official. it will be the new york giants against the new england patriots two weeks from tonight. the giants pull an update and ended the perfect season four years ago. new york advanced by beating san francisco in overtime on new england defeating baltimore earlier. this year's game will be played in ngian ap lis.
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don lemon here. ashleigh is off today. i want to welcome our viewers from around the world. one week after the slaughter at sandy hook, 90 minutes after the nation paused in silence on the victims, the national rifle association preparing right now to break its silence. live picture now from washington. that's where they're going to speak. wayne lapierre is going to speak, the head of the nra. we got a warning two minutes ago that it would be two minutes. we're waiting for him to show up. the nra is america's premiere gun rights lobby. it may be facing its biggest challenge in years as many americans shocked, they were shocked by newtown and they're calling for tougher restrictions on guns and ammunition, and while we wait for the group's executive director to appear, wayne lapierre, i want to bring in several of my colleagues now. first off, wolf blitzer is here, jessica yellin is at the white house, dana bash on capitol hill, and jeffrey toobin is in new york for us. as we wait, wolf, let's start with you. is this, in fact, a turning point for guns in america? do you think
don lemon here. ashleigh is off today. i want to welcome our viewers from around the world. one week after the slaughter at sandy hook, 90 minutes after the nation paused in silence on the victims, the national rifle association preparing right now to break its silence. live picture now from washington. that's where they're going to speak. wayne lapierre is going to speak, the head of the nra. we got a warning two minutes ago that it would be two minutes. we're waiting for him to show up. the...
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. >>> cnn "newsroom" continuing right now with don lemon. hi, don. >> your time is up but it's friday. >> 13th is over. >> have a great weekend. always a pleasure to see you. cnn "newsroom" continues. randi is off today and we have a busy hour. so let's get to it. as you heard here, about 90 minutes ago on cnn, the president said that the federal government has gotten too big and complicated. that's not a revelation but he says he can fix it by streamlining, consolidating, simplifying. he said a leaner government would create a leaner and better national security. >> congress didn't consolidate on its side so now the department of homeland security reports to over 100 different congressional panels. that's a lot of paperwork. that's a lot of reports to prepare. that's not adding value. it's not making us safer. >> well, congress will have to approve a rewrite and republicans promise a careful review of that. military investigators say that they have tracked down and interviewed at least two of the marines seen urinating on corpses in afghani
. >>> cnn "newsroom" continuing right now with don lemon. hi, don. >> your time is up but it's friday. >> 13th is over. >> have a great weekend. always a pleasure to see you. cnn "newsroom" continues. randi is off today and we have a busy hour. so let's get to it. as you heard here, about 90 minutes ago on cnn, the president said that the federal government has gotten too big and complicated. that's not a revelation but he says he can fix it by...
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back to you, don. >>. >>> want to check our weather. severe weather system racing across the southeast tonight. jackie jar s has the details. >> we have a new tornado warning for memphis, tennessee. this includes downtown memphis. we are getting indication of a tornado just to the west of west memphis. this storm is moving very quickly to the north and east. you need to take cover right now. you can see a live picture from wm tv. you guys have about ten minutes before you need to get to shelters. storms ongoing all night. >>> we appreciate it. >>> hollywood executives are kicking themselves after several of them passed on the movie "red tails". this weekend it exceeded expectations taking in more than $19 million. movie tells how the tuskgy air men helped win waurld war two. >> this is really just a fun classic popcorn movie for everyone. it is really a family film. i think we are at a time in our lives now where we want more stories with inspiration, stories with messages that give us hope. we have been saturated with these films. we d
back to you, don. >>. >>> want to check our weather. severe weather system racing across the southeast tonight. jackie jar s has the details. >> we have a new tornado warning for memphis, tennessee. this includes downtown memphis. we are getting indication of a tornado just to the west of west memphis. this storm is moving very quickly to the north and east. you need to take cover right now. you can see a live picture from wm tv. you guys have about ten minutes before you...
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she don nekts the dots. she completely blows zimmerman's absurd self-defense claim out of the water. >> and that was the martin family attorney a couple of hours ago at a news conference in florida. the girlfriend's information is likely to be pif pivotal when the grand jury meets on this case. cnn's john zarrella, what are they likely to do with these calls? >> the attorney announced that he was going to go ahead and use the grand jury to help with the investigation to me gather the evidence. but that grand jury is going to be em panelled on april 10. still a while before that grand jury gets into place. ofk, what are they going to be looking at? they're going to be looking at all of that evidence of what happened exactly. they're going to want to look at physical evidence. they're going to want to look at time lines. they're going to want to listen to this recording that was made of the 16-year-old girl friend of trayvon's. and exactly and perhaps even want to talk with her. so there's going to be a lot th
she don nekts the dots. she completely blows zimmerman's absurd self-defense claim out of the water. >> and that was the martin family attorney a couple of hours ago at a news conference in florida. the girlfriend's information is likely to be pif pivotal when the grand jury meets on this case. cnn's john zarrella, what are they likely to do with these calls? >> the attorney announced that he was going to go ahead and use the grand jury to help with the investigation to me gather...
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the sole resident, don simmons, told "usa today" he hopes who buys it moves buford into the 21st century. the auction is thursday. >> over to brooklyn center, minnesota and the amazing story of a love letter delivered 60 years later. that was dick hawk, he wrote that letter while serving in the army when he was 21 years old. he was proposing to the love of his life, arlene. she told our affiliate that the letter got lost until two contractors found it during the remodeling of her childhood home. and they sent it back to dick and of course that brought back really good memories. >> the whole thing is -- brings back memories. i got your ring today. i sure hope you'll like it. i wish i could have gotten it long ago, darling. >> days after dick sent the letter he sent arlene the ring and they got married and they have been together nearly 60 years and she still wears the same ring. >> rick santorum says he's not going anywhere but could a loss in wisconsin seal his fate? we're talking today's primaries coming up next. >> first, springtime in augusta. can the masters be far behind? nope. one
the sole resident, don simmons, told "usa today" he hopes who buys it moves buford into the 21st century. the auction is thursday. >> over to brooklyn center, minnesota and the amazing story of a love letter delivered 60 years later. that was dick hawk, he wrote that letter while serving in the army when he was 21 years old. he was proposing to the love of his life, arlene. she told our affiliate that the letter got lost until two contractors found it during the remodeling of...
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we saw this -- i authored with don parata in the legislature in the late 1990s, the california assault weapons ban, also the saturday night special bill. we have very tough gun laws. we still have crimes, yes. but there's no question that they've helped to address some of the violence in our country. and i hope that we do act. we need to kt a. there are a lot of things that we could do to toughen our gun laws that are sensible and responsible. and the vast majority of people would agree on. >> mayor antonio villaraigosa, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you, carol. >>> let's shift gears now. more than 200,000 customers without power in the gulf coast region after a massive storm sparked everything fromnow to tornadoes across several states. thunderstorms also in the mix. this is what it looked like on i-20 near jackson, mississippi. heavy rains showering the highway as drivers struggled to see the road in front of them. the governor's declared a state of emergency. in arkansas drivers are being advised to stay off the roads if they possibly can after some parts o
we saw this -- i authored with don parata in the legislature in the late 1990s, the california assault weapons ban, also the saturday night special bill. we have very tough gun laws. we still have crimes, yes. but there's no question that they've helped to address some of the violence in our country. and i hope that we do act. we need to kt a. there are a lot of things that we could do to toughen our gun laws that are sensible and responsible. and the vast majority of people would agree on....
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. >>> be sure to join our don lemon for the biggest stories of the year in crime and politics, money, even the most scandalous. the top ten of 2012 will air sunday night 8:00 eastern. >>> house democrat says there is a disconnect between the national rifle association and its members. and he plans to use that so-called disconnect in pushing gun reform. he joins me after the break. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. stop! stop! stop! come back here! humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back with great ideas like our optional better car replacement. if your car is totaled, we
. >>> be sure to join our don lemon for the biggest stories of the year in crime and politics, money, even the most scandalous. the top ten of 2012 will air sunday night 8:00 eastern. >>> house democrat says there is a disconnect between the national rifle association and its members. and he plans to use that so-called disconnect in pushing gun reform. he joins me after the break. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you...